Publications
General Mine Action
Foreign Aid and Landmine Clearance: Governance, Politics and Security in Afghanistan, Bosnia and Sudan — My book on the politics of US and Norwegian foreign aid for demining in Afghanistan, Bosnia and Sudan. Focuses in particular on issues of privatization, security and governance.
“Obama’s landmine stance doesn’t match Nobel rhetoric” — An Op-Ed in The Examiner arguing that joining the landmine and cluster munitions bans would be a way to put into action Obama’s rhetoric in his Nobel Peace Prize acceptance speech.
“Obama Follows Bush on Landmines“ – An Op-Ed in The Guardian, condemning Obama’s refusal to sign the landmines ban.
“Governance & Post-Statist Security: The Politics of US and Norwegian Foreign Aid for Demining in Afghanistan, Bosnia and Sudan” — An abstract of my PhD dissertation in the Department of Government at the London School of Economics.
“Ban these pernicious weapons” — An Op-Ed in The Guardian, calling on Obama to sign the cluster bomb ban.
“Mine Action with a Human Face” — A call for mine action based on humanitarian and peacebuilding principles.
“Coping with Clandestine Structures in International Intervention” — Analyzes the ways demining agencies dealt with the powerful ‘clandestine structures’ — warlords, paramilitaries, organized crime networks — in the aftermath of conflicts in Afghanistan, Bosnia and Sudan.
“The Movements against Mines, Cluster Munitions and Explosive Remnants of War: The Indochinese Wars to the Present” — A history of efforts to mitigate mines and UXO since the Vietnam War.
Mine Action Case Studies
“Sudan’s Expensive Landmines” — An evaluation of issues in the Sudanese mine action program.
“Goldmine?” — A critique of the commercialization of the Afghan demining program.
“Bosnia’s Political Landmines” — An attempt to learn from problems with demining privatization in Bosnia.
“Mine Action in Bosnia’s Special District” — An overview of mine action in the Brcko District.
Other Publications of Possible Interest
“The politics of NGO registration in international protectorates: The cases of Bosnia and Iraq” — An examination of how international governance structures try to govern NGOs through registration laws.
“Surviving as an Aid Worker” — A guide to staying safe, sane and healthy on humanitarian assignments.
“Becoming an Aid Worker” — Career advice for those embarking on a career in humanitarian and development work.
Apostle of the Poor: The Life and Work of Missionary and Humanitarian Charles D. Neff — Biography of a missionary who worked in Japan, South Korea, India, Philippines, Nigeria, Kenya and Liberia, who was scandalized by his experience of poverty and conflict in the developing world. He became an activist for progressive and anti-war causes and founded Outreach International, an NGO that does participatory community organizing in impoverished communities.
